Socioeconomic:
When comparing South Kingston to the rest of Rhode Island, the data is very different. South Kingston has a significantly higher median income. South Kingston is $101,857, whereas Rhode Island is $68,507. Also, the percentage of children living in families below the federal poverty threshold is 5.7% in South Kingston and 17.9% in Rhode Island.
% Households with Cars
% Families with Children living below poverty line
% Families with 2+ workers
% Occupied Housing Units with 2+ Vehicles
Median Income
Rhode Island
89%
19.3%
57%
54.9%
$68,507
South Kingston
95.4%
8.1%
64%
63%
$101,857
North Kingston
96.4%
5.5%
62.3%
67.1%
$104,539
Narragansett
97.1%
4.3%
53.3%
66.3%
$95,208
Richmond
97.1%
4.1%
73.2%
81.7%
$101,420
Charlestown
98.1%
0.8%
66.3%
73.1%
$74,853
However, it is difficult to get a reliable comparison when comparing the Rhode Island as a whole because there are many areas that would greatly skew the data. Therefore, I looked at a few of the neighboring towns, including Narragansett, North Kingston, Richmond, and Charlestown. From the chart above it is clear to see the towns surrounding South Kingston are at similar, in some cases, higher, economic standings. This makes it easier to compare because it shows that there must be many places way below the Rhode Island average that bring down the data of the state.
Demographics:
Hispanic
American Indian
Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Black
White
2.8%
1.2%
2.7%
2.2%
90.8%
Majority of the population of South Kingston is white, 90.8%, with the other 9.2% a relatively even distribution of Hispanic, American Indian, Asian, and Black.
When comparing South Kingston to the rest of Rhode Island, the data is very different. South Kingston has a significantly higher median income. South Kingston is $101,857, whereas Rhode Island is $68,507. Also, the percentage of children living in families below the federal poverty threshold is 5.7% in South Kingston and 17.9% in Rhode Island.
However, it is difficult to get a reliable comparison when comparing the Rhode Island as a whole because there are many areas that would greatly skew the data. Therefore, I looked at a few of the neighboring towns, including Narragansett, North Kingston, Richmond, and Charlestown. From the chart above it is clear to see the towns surrounding South Kingston are at similar, in some cases, higher, economic standings. This makes it easier to compare because it shows that there must be many places way below the Rhode Island average that bring down the data of the state.
Demographics: